Crimes and punishments; repealer; effective date.
HB 2068 repeals Oklahoma Statutes Section 1852, which required notices to be posted at fire alarm boxes. This procedural bill removes an outdated administrative requirement with no direct impact on residents, businesses, or law enforcement. The repeal becomes effective November 1, 2025, as specified in the bill. No new policies or affected parties are created by this action.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 7, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor structural changes to the header and committee report sections. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content regarding repealing 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1852.
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Header text changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated session date and bill formatting.
Committee report section changed from 'COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUDICIARY' to 'COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY' with updated date.
Footer text updated to reflect 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' instead of 'HB2068 HFLR'.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
42–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Apr 30, 2025
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican40
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 7, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 1
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 6
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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